TORONTO—Dozens of unlicensed clinics offering stem cell treatments for a wide variety of medical conditions have sprung up in Canada, marketing their services through direct-to-consumer online advertising, a study has found. Dozens of unlicensed clinics offering stem cell treatments for a wide variety of medical conditions have sprung up in Canada, marketing their services through direct-to-consumer online advertising, a study has found. Article Continued BelowHis study, published Wednesday in the journal Regenerative Medicine, involved an extensive online search for direct-to-consumer websites offering stem cell therapies to Canadians. One company markets amniotic-derived stem cell products and stem cells said to be obtained from umbilical cords. Mick Bhatia, director of the Cancer and Stem Cell Biology Research Institute at McMaster University, said he is surprised and disheartened to see so many stem cell clinics popping up on Canadian soil.

Source: thestar September 26, 2018 13:07 UTC